''Little Deviants'', known in Japan as , is a minigame compilation

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developed by

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and published by

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for the

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. The game was released on 17 December 2011 in Japan, 15 February 2012 in North America, 22 February 2012 in Europe, and 23 February 2012 in Australia as a launch title for the PlayStation Vita. ''Little Deviants'' is composed of 30 minigames that make use of the Vita's front multitouch touchscreen, rear multitouch touchpad,

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motion controls, and

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capabilities, along with some traditional controls, only using the L and R trigger buttons of the console. ''Little Deviants'' is Bigbig's last game since

announced the studio's closure on 10 January 2012.

Gameplay

The goal of ''Little Deviants'' is to play through the game's 30 minigames in order to rebuild the Little Deviants' spaceship, which was destroyed by the Botz and crash-landed on the Whomans' planet. The game's minigames take advantage of the

's front touchscreen, rear touchpad, SIXAXIS motion controls, rear camera,microphone, and

capabilities.

Reception

''Little Deviants'' received "mixed or average" reviews, according to the

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'' said, "It's a decent piece of (admittedly overpriced) software. And its pretty, vivid graphics and surprisingly catchy old-school inspired soundtrack certainly please aesthetically. But a strong hook doesn't exist." ''

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'' gave it five out of ten, saying, "''Little Deviants'' real problem is simple: it's not moreish, and its challenges fail to reveal the kinds of nuance on the second and third tries that will have you refining strategies and aiming to better scores. Without that incentive to return, you're unlikely to." '' EGMNow'' gave it four out of ten, saying, "What should've been a fun collection of minigames showing off the Vita's capabilities ended up a completely unappealing tech demo. There isn't enough game here to justify the price."

References

External links

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